Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …
With organic farming having great potential in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the state government is planning to set up a separate agency for certification of organic products. The state has formulated a progressive agriculture policy in 2008 under which special focus has been given to organic farming, …
Soy farmers in Bolivia are urging leftist President Evo Morales to reconsider a ban on genetically modified seeds contained in a package of environmental regulation called the Mother Earth law. The Andean nation is a small producer of soybeans compared with its giant agricultural neighbors, Brazil and Argentina, but output …
Highlighting the possible disastrous consequences of field trials of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, an expert committee has recommended to the Centre to implement a 10-year moratorium on such trials on Bt. Transgenics in all food crops. In its interim report submitted to the Supreme Court, the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) …
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking “happiness” for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic. The tiny Buddhist-majority nation wedged between China and India, has an unusual and some say enviable approach to …
JAIPUR: Around 22 representatives from 18 countries gathered at an organic farm, nearly 22 km from Jaipur on Sikar Road, to share their experiences on climate change and sustainability. The programme funded by the Ministry of External Affairs was coordinated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) under the 'Indian …
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking "happiness" for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic. The tiny Buddhist-majority nation wedged between China and India has an unusual and some say enviable approach to …
Ranchi, Oct. 2: Taking a step towards improving agriculture productivity, chief minister Arjun Munda today approved a proposal to organise an international seminar and fest on organic farming on November 8 and 9. The event, to be conducted jointly by State Horticulture Mission and Organic Farming Authority of Jharkhand, will …
Union minister of state for commerce Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday allayed fears on any adverse effect of plantation crops on the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats. “Cultivation of plantation crops in the Western Ghats will not affect its rich bio-diversity or disturb the ecological balance between flora and fauna …
Kerala should take serious steps to switch over to organic farming, Lynette Abbott, internationally-renowned soil biologist and professor with the School of Earth and Environment of the University of Western Australia, has said. She is here to meet faculty and students of the Kerala Agricultural University and the Kerala Veterinary …
Jorhat, Sept. 11: By day they hold the pen in their young hands and by evening they soil them in muck. Deeply rooted to the earth, which their fathers till for a living, a group of children of Chitralekha Siksha Bikash Mandir are committed to go organic to save the …
Organic foods are not healthier or better for the environment – and they’re packed with pesticides, argued Rob Johnston in his article “The great organic myths” published in these columns on August 8. Here is the counter view Myths about industrial agriculture Dr Vandana Shiva Industrial agriculture is an inefficient …
The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to limit the extent of land that can be used by plantations for tourism purposes. The State, by way of an amendment to the Land Reforms Act, had earlier allowed 5 per cent of land in recognised plantations to be used for cultivating non-plantation crops …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said his government will not sell even an inch of public land to promote industrial development in the State. Addressing a gathering at the Kerala Environment Convention organised by the Paristhithi Aikya Vedi here on Monday, he said there was no question of surrendering the …
Shillong: In a boost to tea production in Meghalaya, three of its plantations and processing units have been certified “organic” by a certified agency of the government of India, official sources said on Monday. The certification for processing and plantation have been given to Urlong Tea factory in East Khasi …
According to a research study out of the United Kingdom's Oxford University, researchers have stated that organic farming has similar benefits as well as similar environmental impacts when compared to conventional farming. However, the team said that organic farming does better benefit wildlife because of the crops' additional nutrients. While …
Phidde village in Ferozepur district is witnessing a small revolution of sorts in the field of dairy farming. Led by 60-year-old Gurbinder Singh Kang, youngsters in this and the surrounding villages are into organic dairy farming these days and are earning good returns. Kang, who was a franchise holder of …
Kudumbasree groups to take up fallow land cultivation The Kudumbasree district mission has launched ‘Harithasree,’ a project to promote organic farming among its subgroups. The Kudumbasree subgroups which are already into collective farming will switch to organic farming, by avoiding artificial fertilizers and pesticides. The mission envisages bringing these products …
Jaipur: Rajasthan shall be declared a ‘genetically modified-free’ state like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Kerala, a few non-governmental organizations demanded on Thursday. The matter was raised during a round table on ‘Towards Community Seed Self-Reliance in Rajasthan’, which was organised by CECOEDECON and Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA). …
Chandigarh : A consumer-farmer cooperative will soon be set up in the city to provide affordable organic food to consumers, who will also be stakeholders in the farms. This was announced on the concluding day of the two-day Safe Food Festival organised by Kheti Virasat Mission (KVM). The move was …
